NAEP Math, 1996: New York public schools scored 14 points lower than public
schools in North Dakota and 31 points lower than nonpublic schools in Texas, with only a
handful of states scoring lower.

SAT Math scores: only 13 states score lower than New Jersey and only 11 score
lower than New York and most of them are neighboring states
Midwest states like Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota score more than
80 points higher.